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W. N. WHITELEY 88W. BAYLEY.;

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. 110.881.808. k18888118881Apr.17, 1888.

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WILLIAM N. WHITELEYAND WILLIAM BAYLEY, oFKsPRINGFIELD, OHIO,

sAID BAYLEY AssIGNoR To sA'IpWHITELEY.

HARVESTER.

sPncIrIcAzI-IQN forming part of Letters Patent No. 381,308, aat-ea Aprui'z, lees.l 4

l Application filledvDecenIvber 80, 1885. Serial Nal-8,7138. (No model.) Y

To aZZ- whom may concern: l

Be it known that we, WILLIAM N. WHITELEY and WILLIAM BAYLEY, citizens of theUnited States, residing at Springfield, in the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Harvesters, of which the following isa full,` clear, and exact description, reference being had to the drawings hereunto annexed and forming apart of this specification.

Our invention relates particularly to that class of harvesters wherein the cut grainfalls upon conveyingbelts,which deliver it to elevating-belts, which in turn deliver it into a grainreceptacle, from which Vit may be automatically bound or discharged in gavels.

The objects of our invention 'are to construct a machine at .once iight, strong, and rigid, which we `do by discarding wood as a material of construction wherever it can be dispensed with and substituting thereforsteel,

forged or cast; also, to construct a machine capable of being folded into a compact 4form l yfor transportation upon theroad, which wedo by jointing thefgrain-platform,to the main frame, by which means it may be folded to a.

convenient; also, to provide end-.boards which f shall properly conduct the cut grain froml the elevators down across the binding-deck-to the grain receptacle, and capable of adjusting themselves in the properposition when the. position of the binding-machine is changed in reference to the position of the elevators to provide for the differentlengthsof grain. We accomplish this by making the end-boards in two or more parts flexibly jointed yto each other and to a frameforming a part ofthe bindingmachine.

The invention relates, also, tocertain comscribed, and pointed out in the claimsf j We are aware that machines for ycutting grass and grainhave been constructedwith "or, without platforms in rear of and attachedtd the cutting apparatus which were capable of being folded to an upright position or of `be- Y ingturned over and irestjng vupon the` main v frame of the machine. f Y A. y" f We are also aware that metallic framesfor harvesting-machines have beenl constructed surroundingthedrivingandsupportingWheel,y and that the same is old and wellknown; but Y. we are not aware thatthev peculiar constructionand mode of operation of metallic'frames 6,0 for su pporting the gearingand eleyating-gparts and the manner of attachment lto the cuttingj and conveying apparatus herein described,v have ever. been known or used.

- We are also aware that harvesting-machines having carrying belts both to convey the 'f grain across the platform of the `machinefand also to elevate the same have been constructed` with joints capable of folding theplatform part of the machineinto an elevated position; 7o but such construction, broadly,we do not claim.

We are also aware that reels ha've been constructed tovfold'centrally, somewhat in con'-v struction and action like 'an Lordinary umf brella. To this featurev we make Vno claim; We do notv claim, broadly, as our joint: in- .f l venti'on 'the combination of the mainframe, a grain-platform hinged thereto adaptedl to be j folded by the side of the machine, and a reel the bladesv of which may be folded into'paral- 8o lelform, said reel being jointed to its shaft.

We are further aware that hinged boards at the end of the grain inthe binder-receptacle, having such boards hinged to some part of the harvester itself and swinging over the deckof l Vthe binding-receptacle, have rbeen used, and such device, broadly, we do not claim; but we are not 'aware that thevvarious'devices herein show'n and claimed, constructed, arranged, and operating as described have' Aever been known go or used before.

`In the drawings, which show. all the essential parts of a self-binding harvester necessary to clearly illustrate our invention, Figure 1- is a plan of our machine. Fig. 2 is a front eleva- 95 tion showing the platform in position for work. l

Fig; 3 is a front elevationy showing the platyk form and reel'folded.fortansportation'. Fig. et is arearviewof our machine, the reelbeing omitted. Figi 5 is a perspective view of the' Ice y y" f main frame, a portion of the platform, Src., showing their connection with each other. Fig. 6 is a plan of the inner shoe. Fig. 7 is a front elevation of the inner shoe. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the inner shoe. Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the reel when folded. Fig. 10 is an end elevation of the reel-head. Fig.' 1l is an end elevation of the removable head of the reel. Fig. 12 is a side elevation of the grain-wheel. Fig. 13 is an edge View of the holder for the grain-wheel bracket. Fig. 14 is a vertical section through the hub of the grain-wheel. Fig. 15 is a perspective view of the spindle upon which the grain-wheel isV journaled. Fig. 16 is a 'longitudinal section through the jointed end-board. Fig. 17 is a side elevation of the jointed end-board; and Fig. 18 is a top v-iew of a portion of the binder, showing the position of the end-board. Fig. 19 is a perspective view 0f the bracket supporting the front corner of the elevator. Fig. 20 is a rear side elevation of the pivoted reelhead. Fig. 2l is an elevation of the same on line :v x, the reel-shaft being in section.

Similar letters refer to like partsin the several views.

The main frame A is formed of a single bar of flat wrought iron or steel (preferably the latter) bent into a nearly-rectangular form, the ends properly secured, and one end projecting outwardly toward the grain-platform, as shownv at a, Fig. 1. To the main frame the main driving-wheel B is journaled.V The main wheel B has fixed toit the bevel-wheel B2, engaging the bevel-pinion B on the counter-shaft b, upon which is also fixed the spur-geark 13, engaging the spur-pinion 13"V on the crank-shaft b2, which has upon itsfront end thefl-y-wheel B6, having a crank-Wrist upon which the pitman ba is pivoted, forming the connection with the knife. Upon the spurgear B* is formed the sprocket-wheel B7, which by means of the chain b4, applied as shown in Fig. 4, drives the rollers y carrying the platform-belt, the elevator-belts, the reel, Src.

The general arrangement of the elevator C and the binding mechanism is as usual, in the latter Cz being the binding-deck, Gthe needlearm, C* the knotter, and C5 the knotter-wheel, driven by the gears c c c c", all as usual, except the gears c and c2, upon which We reserve the right to make claim in an application for Letters Patent separate and distinct herefrom. The bindingmachine is supported at the upper end at x" and at thelower end by the brace cv, fixed to the main frame, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4. A

To the main frame A is fixed the curved tongue-bracket T3, to which the draft-tongue T is pivoted in the usual manner, and kept at a right angle, or nearly so, with the finger-bar by the tonguebrace T. v Y

The grainplatform is attached to the main frame as follows, viz: The end of the bar a, forming'the front part of' the main frame A, projects outward to the inner shoe,` forming a point of support therefor. .In front of and nearly parallel to the bar a2 is the front bar, a3, fixed at one end to the tongue-bracket T". Both the bars 0L2 and a3 are securely held and braced by the diagonal brace a5, fixed at one end to the main frame near the main drivingwheel shaft, while the other end lies across both the bars a and a and is firmly secured thereto. From the rear of the main frame projects the rear bar, a, firmly secured to the main frame at one end, vprojecting outwardly to the grainplatform, and being braced by the rod a6, secured to it and to the bar a2 of the main frame, as shown in Fig. 1. The functions of the front bar, a", and rear bar, a, are to form suitable pivots for the grainplatform D, the front bar, a, being pivoted to the top of the inner shoe, D2, and the rear bar, a, pivoted to the rear inner corner of the platform D by the hinge-plate D,fixed to the platform, as shown in Fig. 1.

The usual carrying-belt is provided for conveying the grain acrossl themachine from the cutting apparatus to the elevator, the said belt running upon the driving-roller W and outer roller, W2. a

The elevator is provided with 4the usua belts running upon rollers at the upper and l lower ends of the elevator.

When the platform is in position for cutting grain, the rear joint is rendered rigid by the truss-rod d, Figs. 4 and 5, hooked into the bracket d, fixed to the rear bar, a, the opposite end passing through t-he bracket d, fixed to the platform near its outer end, where the truss-rod is secured by a tension-nut, thus drawing the bracket d'l in contact with a pro jection on the hinge-plate D, as shown in Fig. 4.

The construction of the inner shoe audits appendages is peculiar and their functions important. Referring to Figs. 6, 7, and 8, it will be seen that the shoe has formed along it-s back an angular recess,into which is fitted the ngerbar E, (which in this machine is asteel anglebar,) and is secured by the vertical bolts or rivets e e e and the horizontal bolt or rivet e, while upon its top is the top plate, D, whose function is twofold: First, being secured to the shoe by the rivet e7 and to the finger-bar by the rivet es, it forms a strong and efficient brace against twisting strains upon the finger-bar, which,it will be perceived,is now secured practically at four points by the rivets or bolts e, e, e7, and e8. rIhe second function of the top plate, D, is to protect and cover the knifehead, which runs in a pocket or recess formed in the top of the shoe,as shown by dotted lines at f5, by which means the moving parts vare protected from falling grain, dirt, or other clogging matter and a free flow of the grain from the platform-belts up into the elevators secured.

Considerably in front of the finger-bar au upwardly projecting perforated lug, e, is formed upon the inner shoe, and to this the IKO front bar, aa, is pivoted, the joint beiugcompleted by a projecting ear, v, upon the ele- 381,308 l as,

vatoribracketl E2, a perspective view of .which is shownin lFig. 19. This'bracket forms, thesupport for the front corner' of the elevators and is rigidly connected to the front bar,

a3, and,v brace-bar a by suitable projections.-

It has a projecting eau-o2, by which it is fixed to the side of the elevator, a recess, @4,wherein is secured the cornerpost g at the front inner corner of the elevator, lproj ecting ears e2,form

ing the pivot of the tongue-brace T2, 4and a horizontal plate, formed upon it having a vertical hole therein,thro`ugh which passes the up- I wardly-projecting lugd, formed upon the top The rigidity of the joint of the platformvwith the main frame is still further secured by the bar a2, the end of whichy rests upon a vprojectingportion of the finger-bar E and is secured thereto bythe sliding clevisfi, sliding upon the `bar a2 and embracing lthe projecting end of fthe finger-bar E, and held in that position by thepinf. By this construction a point of support is provided both in .front and in rear ofthe knife, and both upon the inner shoe, by which the cutting apparatus is guarded against strain from the points of the lingers meeting an obstaclewhen they are tilted down or when from any of the usual and numerous causes a twisting strain is brought to bear upon the,

cutting apparatus, whilel the whole platform is similarly rendered rigid by the rearjoint at the pivot of the rearbanaand hinge plate Day confined by the truss rod d. Y

It will be noticedthat the inners'hoe and the joint within or uponit 'are constructed in such a manner, as to connectthe cutting appa-IY ratusand plat-form to the main frame or to a fixed,v part thereof in.` advance of the cutter-4 bar and to permit the .free flow of the grain across the machine and up into the elevators. Thejoint is arranged nearly in line with the center of the inner' roller of the conveyingbelt and considerably in advance of the front end of said roller. When the cutting apparatus and platform are folded,this hinge orjoint.v

supports the front inner corner of the same in a practical and efficient manner;V but when the platform is lowered -down to a horizontal position two additional connections are made,

one directly with the finger-bar or some extended part thereof and another with the in.- ner shoe considerablyin front of the finger bar, thus forming a rigidl and reliable 'connec. tion between the main part of t-he machine and the cutting apparatus. i

The reel, elevator, drivers. seat, &c.,.are supported upon four uprights,` g g g g, inthe usualf manner, the drivers seat G, secured'to the seat-spring g2, 4being fixed to the seat-boardV H is jointed to the reel-shaft`H2 bythe bolth, by which means it may be folded back tothe g3. yfr ilereeiV` is ofthe folding type, ciosingnp" Y somewhat like an. umbrella. f. vThe reel-head j side of the machine when the-platform listo be folded. Fivotedwithin the reel-'head n H4 are the armskJ, whose outer ends are'y also pivoted to the reel-blades Kr The arms .I are held in an extended position by theremovablehead L being forced againsttheirr` v front' sides To the removablehead Lthe Y braces are pivoted, their outer ends being i also pivoted to thereel-blades.y The removable head L is fitted upon the reel-shaft H2 and-securedthereo'n by the nut- Z, as shown. The braces M are forced back against. the ribs m, whichpare a partof the head Hv and extending betweenthearms yof said head, as shown in Fig. 10. 5

VWe usually construct the reel with tive arms, -V' i as shown in Figs. l0 and ll, but inFigis,-k2 and 9xonlytwo arms are shown directly opposite A' each other,l for convenience of illustration and to 'avoid complicationof the drawings. `The reel is driven in the usual manner by 'chains upon the sprocket-wheelsjh2'h3 h4 h5, and theV usual yprovision made for its verticaladjustment.l i v Whenthe reel isto be folded, the nutfZ is removed andthe removable head L slipped oft' the reelshaft H2,.thns relievingthe pivots Y of the arms and braces. The head L is then Adrawn outward iniprolongation of the"reel, shaft, the arms and braces folding centrally,

as shown in Fig.`9. The yreel-head H being.

pivoted `to the reel-shaft at '.h and the said;

joint being rendered rigid, by placing the re-y movablef'head L upon the reel-shaft H2fand ICO.

forcing it against the, arms J by the-nut Z, it f follows that by removing the head L from the reel-.shaft the pivoted jointof the headv H with i the reel-shaft H2 is vrelieved and thereel may be placed back to the side of the machine, the" end ofthe reel-shaft H2-swinging around'into a recess formed for that purpose in the headv H between two-of thearms, yas shown in Fig. 10. y w

The grain wheel N'is piv/oted'to the usual bracket, N2, by means of a removableconieal Wrist or spindle,n,placed against the bracket, j and a bolt,fn2, passingthrough the bracket and wristandlsecured outside ofthe wheel by a nut, u, as shown, by which meansfit isv v ery readily attached `to or 'detachedf from any `bracket of simple construction. v 3

transportation, it isaccomplished thus: The p in ffisremoved and the sliding clevis f3 withdrawn, the springfkey f2 taken out, and

`lthe hook-f swung around out of theholeinthe lug di, thus lrelieving the-"front joint.y -The tension-nut on the truss-mdd atthe bracket d3 is loosenedand-the truss-rod unhookexdfrom when itis desired to fold 'the piaifoimlfqr f' A13a. y

the-bracketd?, thus relieving the rear joint.- The nutnis' nowremoved from the bolt 012,

and theboltyit, spindlein', and grain-wheel N A detached from the brack'etN The platform i is now folded up and secured in its elevated position by the rod o, which is pivoted in an eyebolt in the seat-board g3 at one end and an eyebolt, o, passing through the platform at the other, as shown in Fig. 3.

In folding the platform the chain b4, which operates the belt-rollers, die., is not materially disturbed,as the sprocket-wheel on the roller at theinnerendoftheplatformislocatedvery close to the pivot upon which the platform turns, and when the latter is elevated the sprocketwheel describes a small arc of a circle, rotating slightly in the chain, but neither tightening nor loosening it to any material extent. The grain-wheel N is now attached to the bracket P by means of the bolt a2 and spindle n, as shown in Fig. 14, and the bracket P slipped into its place in the bracket-holder P2, which v is fixed to the bottom of the platfo'r-m, after which the brace P3, which is pivoted to the eyebolt p on the main frame, is unhooked from the hook p2 and its free end hooked into a vertically-perforated projection formed on the bracket P and secured by the usual spring key or pin in the manner shown in Fig. 3, the grain-wheel thus becoming a carrying-wheel located near the inner shoe and in such a position as to properly carry and balance the weight of the platform and cutting apparatus.

We prefer to fold the reel to the side of the machine before the platform is folded up; but the platform may be folded first close to the machine and the reel folded outside of it, if so desired.

Ourimproved end-boards maybe used either as head or butt boards, but are herein shown applied as a head-board, and consist of two boards, Q and R, pivoted together and to a frame, S, which forms a part of the bindingmachine frame. The boards Q R are kept extended each in prolongation of the other, and returned to that position when forced out of such relation to each other by the spiral spring q upon the rod o', which is pivoted to the hinge-plate r2 on the board R and passes through a perforated projection on the hingeplate gz on the board Q." The position of these boards Q R in relation to the elevators and the binding-machine is clearly shown in Fig. 18, in which Gis the upper end of the elevatorside, CB the cross -rail, G7 the binder-frame, C* the knotter, and C the kuotter breastplate, the boards Q R being pivoted to the frame S,'which forms a part of the frame of the binding mechanism and moves with it when the latter is moved to the right or left upon the harvester to accommodate the varying lengths of grain, the board Q resting against the side-board of the elevator, as shown, and the board R swinging back, as shown by dotted lines at R2, as the grain presses against it, and being restored to its position by the spiral spring q as soon as the pressure is removed. Then the binding-niachine is moved to the right-t1 e.,to accommodate shorter grainthe parts take the position shown by dotted lines, the board Q swinging back to the position Q2 and the board R to the position R3, the board R always retaining its flexibility, holding the grain in the proper position to be bound, yielding to the pressure when it is too severe, and always returning to its original position as soon as the pressure is removed, and accommodating itself to all lengths of grain and all positions which the binding machine may have in reference t0 the elevators. We prefer to construct our endboards of two parts-z'. e., two boards pivoted to each other; but they may be constructed in three parts suitably pivoted to each other and to the binding-frame without materially altering their essentialfeatures.

Having thus fully described tion, operation, and uses of our invention, We claim 1. In aliarvesteuthe combination ofthe main frame, the cutting apparatus and platform hinged to the main frame or extended parts thereof by two hinge-joints, a grain-wheel, N, and a truss rod, d, extending from a bracket carried by the main frame near one of the hinge-joints to near the outer edge of the platform, where it is secured thereto, said trussrod operating to render the connection between the main frame and the platform rigid when the machine is in operation, as set forth.

2. A harvester-frame surrounding the main driving-wheel, composed of a single bar of wrought metal bent into a nearly-rectangular form and properly secured together, one end projecting toward the grain end of the machine and forming one point of support for the inner shoe, and in front of said bar another bar one end of which is fixed to thefront of said frame or to some fixed part thereof,while its inner end projects to the inner shoe and is pivoted thereto, both of said bars being braced and supported by another bar extending from about the middle of the inside bar of the main frame to and across said projecting bars and fixed thereto, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

3. 1n a harvester, the combination of the main frame, a folding platform and cutting apparatus, and a reel having ajointed shaft, whereby it may be folded into line with the machine to reduce its width, said reel having jointed andfoldingsupporting-armsandblades, a fixed part for limiting the extension of the reel, and a removable head pivoted to the arms and adapted to abut against the arms and hold them extended, substantially as set forth.

4. A harvester reel constructed with the arms pivoted to a head at their inner ends and to the blades at their outer ends, a removable head, the arms being sustained in an extended position by said removable head being forced against them, and pivoted braces,also extend--` ing to the `reel-blades and pivoted thereto, the said head being' removable for the purpose of 'the oonstruc- ICC IIO

, devices, a hinged end-board consisting ofthe aereosr l s` folding the reelfcentrally into a small diameter, substantially in the manner andl for the purposes shown and described.

' 5. Afharvester-reel having a fixed head and constructed-with the arms pvoted to said xedH head at their inner ends .and to the reelblades at their outer ends,'a removable head,the arms being held in an `extended positiony by the abutment against them of sa-id removable head, and braces pivoted in said removable head and whose outer ends are pivoted to the reel-blades, the said head being removable for the purpose of folding the reel centrally, in combination with a reel-shaft pivoted to thel reelhead or some fixed part thereof for the purpose of folding the reel to the side of the machine, substantially in the man ner shown and described.

I 6. In a self-binding harvesteran endboard formed of two or more boards flexibly pivoted or jointed to each other and to a part of the; binder-frame, the said joints or hinges being controlled by a spring, substantially in the manner and` for the purposes shown and described. y

7. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination of the binding mechanism, the belt which delivers the cut grain to the binding partQ, carried by the binder-frame, and the part B, hinged to part Q, and a spring inter# posed between parts Q and R and tending to keep them extended, substantially as set forth.

8. In a grain-binding harvester, the combi-v nation of the binding mechanism, the belt` Y* which delivers the cut grain to rthebinding, devices, a board, Q, hinged to an extensionxof the binder-frame, and a board, R, hinged-to i board Q, the board Q bearing near itsfree endagainst some part 0f the frame for therdelivs Y f 40 9. In a harvester, the combination of the in- Y ery-belt, substantially as set forth.

ner shoe having along its yback an angular recess,an angular finger-bar fitted in said recess, y

10.' A harvester-reel `constructed .with the 5o andto the blades at their outer ends, a vrev arms pivoted to a headV at their-inner ends movable head adapted to abut against and secure the arms when extended, pivotedbraces extending between the blades and the r'emov-l l able head` andj pivotedin the latten, andV al screw-fastening for compressing the removable head against the arms.

WILLIAM N. wH'ITELEYf; WILLIAM BAYLEY.

Witnesses:v l

'QsoAR E. PERRIGQ, f

WILLIAM F. YBEVI'IT.

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